Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Huntsville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Huntsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Huntsville is located in Madison County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Huntsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huntsville:
- Madison County (The home county of Huntsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ingalls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Markleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Western Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Lapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Fishersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Eagle Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Daleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Janney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Rigdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Fairmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Hackleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Luxhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Olio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Strawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Fishers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aroma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Monterey Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Cicero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Warrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Fortville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Denny Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Wilkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- McCordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Foley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Springport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Knightstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Williams Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- North Crows Nest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Meridian Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Charlesmac Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Crows Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Acton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Losantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mays
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Gings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Fountaintown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Brookfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Clover Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Fairland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Hobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Windfall City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Nevada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huntsville, see our County-by-County Page for Huntsville.
Cemeteries Near Huntsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntsville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Huntsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huntsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Grovelawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovelawn Cemetery
- The Grovelawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Lawn Cemetery
- Bunker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Anderson Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peewee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Ingalls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85998 <2>
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Booco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Harmeson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Huntsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huntsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Alfont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Milners Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milners Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milners Corner
- Markleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fortville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fishersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huntsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntsville.
Newspapers Published in Huntsville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntsville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huntsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Huntsville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Huntsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huntsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |